Report on State of Real Estate Portfolio of Gsa

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 6480, legislation introduced by me and cosponsored by Representative Scott Perry. The Federal real estate portfolio is being reshaped at a speed and scale this institution has never seen. Last year, under DOGE, leases were terminated overnight, buildings were emptied, and entire agencies were displaced. Through all of it, Congress was given little information about what was being sold or surrendered.

This should concern every single Member of this Chamber, regardless of political party. This has been a problem under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

The GSA used to keep Congress informed. They produced a ``State of the Portfolio'' report, a clear, comprehensive accounting of the Federal real estate footprint. They haven't done so since 2013.

Now, in 2026, after an aggressive reshaping of the Federal Government's real estate portfolio, Congress is flying blind. H.R. 6480 turns the lights back on.

This bill, introduced by myself and cosponsored by Representative Perry, directs the Administrator of General Services to submit an annual report to Congress on the state of the Federal real estate portfolio: every lease signed and terminated, every square foot leased and occupied, every GSA-owned building disposed of, every plan to relocate Federal agencies, all of it on the record, in front of Congress, accountable to the people of this country.

Congress has a constitutional obligation to know what is happening to Federal property that belongs to the American taxpayer. No administration of either party should be making unilateral decisions about the public's assets without this body having full visibility.

Mr. Speaker, I support this important bill, H.R. 6480, and urge my colleagues to do the same. I yield back the balance of my time.

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